Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: United States, Custom House, San Francisco Records,
Date (inclusive): 1847-1912
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-A 169 Pt. III
Creator:
United States Custom House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box and 1 carton
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence, accounts, powers of attorney for sale of ships and cargoes, bills of sale, certificates (including permit
to Louis Le Chard to land a wooden house, 1850, on printed form by California Courier Press) reports and miscellaneous papers.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], United States, Custom House, San Francisco records, BANC MSS C-A 169 Pt. III, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
From material acquired in 1946 and some items from T. W. Norris Collection. Box I contains correspondence, arranged alphabetically,
pertaining to the business of the Custom House. Carton I contains reports from various officials in the Custom House to the
Collector of Customs; power of attorney for sale of merchandise or sale of ships; certificates; some accounts, a few relating
to the construction and maintenance of the Custom House and the Marine Hospital.